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天邪鬼
Hiragana
あまのじゃく / あまじゃく
Noun
Japanese Meaning
物事に素直に従わず、わざと反対のことをしたり、人の気持ちに逆らったりする性格・人のこと / 日本の伝承に登場する、ひねくれ者・いたずら者として描かれる鬼・妖怪の一種
Easy Japanese Meaning
わざと人とちがうことをしたり、言われたことと反対のことをしたがる人
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see amanojaku above
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He has a contrarian nature, doing the opposite of what people say, like an amanojaku.
He has a contrarian nature, doing the opposite of what people say, like an amanojaku.
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彼は天邪鬼な性格で、人々が何を言おうと反対のことをする。
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